公开(公告)号：DE69632768D1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-29

申请号：DE69632768

申请日：1996-09-04

Applicant: IBM ,  INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

Inventor： HO HERBERT ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  DOBUZINSKY DAVID M ,  PALM J HERBERT ,  FUGARDI STEPHEN ,  AJMERA ATUL ,  MOSEMAN JAMES E ,  RAMAC SAMUEL C

IPC: H01L21/76 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/318 ,  H01L21/32 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/763 ,  H01L21/334

Abstract: Silicon integrated circuits use a crystalline layer of silicon nitride (Si3N4) in shallow trench isolation (STI) structures as an O2-barrier film. The crystalline Si3N4 lowers the density of electron traps as compared with as-deposited, amorphous Si3N4. Further, a larger range of low-pressure chemical-vapor deposited (LPCVD) Si3N4 films can be deposited, providing a larger processing window for thickness controllability. An LPCVD-Si3N4 film is deposited at temperatures of 720 DEG C to 780 DEG C. The deposited film is in an amorphous state. Subsequently, a high-temperatures rapid-thermal anneal in pure nitrogen or ammonia is conducted at 1050 DEG C to 1100 DEG C for 60 seconds.

公开(公告)号：DE69632768T2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：DE69632768

申请日：1996-09-04

Applicant: IBM ,  INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

Inventor： HO HERBERT ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  DOBUZINSKY DAVID M ,  PALM J HERBERT ,  FUGARDI STEPHEN ,  AJMERA ATUL ,  MOSEMAN JAMES E ,  RAMAC SAMUEL C

IPC: H01L21/76 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/318 ,  H01L21/32 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/763 ,  H01L21/334

Abstract: Silicon integrated circuits use a crystalline layer of silicon nitride (Si3N4) in shallow trench isolation (STI) structures as an O2-barrier film. The crystalline Si3N4 lowers the density of electron traps as compared with as-deposited, amorphous Si3N4. Further, a larger range of low-pressure chemical-vapor deposited (LPCVD) Si3N4 films can be deposited, providing a larger processing window for thickness controllability. An LPCVD-Si3N4 film is deposited at temperatures of 720 DEG C to 780 DEG C. The deposited film is in an amorphous state. Subsequently, a high-temperatures rapid-thermal anneal in pure nitrogen or ammonia is conducted at 1050 DEG C to 1100 DEG C for 60 seconds.

公开(公告)号：SG64968A1

公开(公告)日：1999-05-25

申请号：SG1997000351

申请日：1997-02-17

Applicant: SIEMENS AG ,  IBM

Inventor： STENGL REINHARD J ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  MANDELMAN JACK A ,  HO HERBERT L ,  SRINIVASAN RADHIKA ,  SHORT ALVIN P

IPC: H01L27/00 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8242 ,  H01L27/04 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L21/82 ,  H01L21/70

Abstract: In a method for making an electrical connection between a trench storage capacitor and an access transistor in a DRAM cell, the electrical connection (90) is formed through the selectively controlled outdiffusion of either N-type or P-type dopants present in the trench through a single crystalline semiconducting material (60) which is grown by epitaxy (epi) from the trench sidewall. This epitaxially grown single crystalline layer acts as a barrier to excessive dopant outdiffusion which can occur in the processing of conventional DRAMs.

公开(公告)号：DE69737469D1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：DE69737469

申请日：1997-04-24

Applicant: SIEMENS AG ,  IBM

Inventor： DOBUZINSKY DAVID MARK ,  FUGARDI STEPHEN GERARD ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  HO HERBERT LEI ,  RAMAC SAMUEL C ,  STRONG ALVIN WAYNE

IPC: H01L21/3205 ,  H01L27/04 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8244

Abstract: According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an improved resistor and method of fabrication is provided. The method for fabricating a resistive element into an integrated circuit semiconductor device comprises the steps of: depositing a dielectric film, such as silicon nitride; depositing a titanium film upon the dielectric film; and annealing the titanium and dielectric films. This causes titanium to be diffused into the dielectric film. This creates a resistive element having a relatively high resistivity. The preferred embodiment method has the advantage of being easily integrated into conventional integrated circuit fabrication techniques.

公开(公告)号：DE69705443T2

公开(公告)日：2002-05-16

申请号：DE69705443

申请日：1997-02-13

Applicant: IBM ,  INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

Inventor： STENGL REINHARD J ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  MANDELMAN JACK A ,  HO HERBERT L ,  SRINIVASAN RADHIKA ,  SHORT ALVIN P

IPC: H01L27/00 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8242 ,  H01L27/04 ,  H01L27/108

Abstract: In a method for making an electrical connection between a trench storage capacitor and an access transistor in a DRAM cell, the electrical connection (90) is formed through the selectively controlled outdiffusion of either N-type or P-type dopants present in the trench through a single crystalline semiconducting material (60) which is grown by epitaxy (epi) from the trench sidewall. This epitaxially grown single crystalline layer acts as a barrier to excessive dopant outdiffusion which can occur in the processing of conventional DRAMs.

公开(公告)号：DE69705443D1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-09

申请号：DE69705443

申请日：1997-02-13

Applicant: IBM ,  INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

Inventor： STENGL REINHARD J ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  MANDELMAN JACK A ,  HO HERBERT L ,  SRINIVASAN RADHIKA ,  SHORT ALVIN P

IPC: H01L27/00 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8242 ,  H01L27/04 ,  H01L27/108

Abstract: In a method for making an electrical connection between a trench storage capacitor and an access transistor in a DRAM cell, the electrical connection (90) is formed through the selectively controlled outdiffusion of either N-type or P-type dopants present in the trench through a single crystalline semiconducting material (60) which is grown by epitaxy (epi) from the trench sidewall. This epitaxially grown single crystalline layer acts as a barrier to excessive dopant outdiffusion which can occur in the processing of conventional DRAMs.

公开(公告)号：DE69504252T2

公开(公告)日：1999-04-22

申请号：DE69504252

申请日：1995-06-09

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： FAHEY PAUL MARTIN ,  MORIKADO MUTSUO ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  HO HERBERT LEI

IPC: H01L21/302 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/76 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/763